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Five Online Tools to Help You on Election Day
With the Presidential Race in the homestretch (only one day away!), many of you will be tuning into your televisions to follow all the late-breaking election news. For those of you who will be away from your TV, but find yourself near a computer or have your smartphone with you, you can not only check out all of the latest news on citizensugar, but you can also find voting help, advice, and get election updates from the following websites and online tools!
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iTunes Beefs Up Election App Selection
With the Presidential Election just 32 days away, techies like myself are already gearing up for the big day with useful geek goodies like the Election 08 application for the iPhone; which shows me real time results from the polls. It's been a few weeks since I've perused on over to the election section in the iTunes app store, and I must admit, they've totally pimped it out with new campaign apps like "Obama '08" and "DaysTo Election Day 2008."
So if you're glued to your iPhone as much as me, and want to stay up-to-date with all the election happenings, I suggest heading over to the app store pronto!
Will You Follow Tonight's Election Results Online?
I have an election night ritual: I settle in from work into some cozy pants and slippers, get on the couch, and eat an easy dinner in front of the TV. This year, I will be in front of the TV, but I'll be dividing my time between it and my laptop to watch the election results come in.
Prior to this, I always waited patiently for my newscasters to update me with the latest info, but now with the Internet's reach, I can know the latest as soon as the talking heads do.
Biggest News Story: Tech Takes Over the Election
Technology and the Internet played an unprecedented role in the 2008 presidential campaign. Blogs and media followed every move, speech, rally and poll while the candidates integrated streaming video and text messages into their campaign strategies. Here's a look back at some of the revolutionary ways technology took over the election.
The Webby Awards Name Top Internet Moments of the Decade
The 2000s were an important decade for the Internet. It was a platform for endless amounts of innovation, a ton of new ideas and content, and it brought lots of change. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to whittle down all of the important things that have happened into a list of only 10.
Gossip Girl Tech Quiz, Episode 8: "The Grandfather: Part II"
It's round two for Serena and Blair who square off during the Vanderbilt election. And in an interesting turn of events, Chuck is the one that dishes out the sound advice on how to patch things up! Shocking, I know.
Last Night's CNN Hologram Technology: Freaky and Amazing
During last night's election coverage, I found myself bouncing around from high-def channel to high-def channel, seeing what ABC, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC had to offer. I already knew that CNN correspondent John King would be showcasing election news from the high-tech Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, but I had no idea CNN would take their techiness to the next level.
Were you as shocked as I was when they showed correspondent Jessica Yellin in "hollographic 3D form?"
Were You Contacted by Pollsters on Your Cellphone?
After an epic election season (I'm sure Citizen and Liberty are wanting a vacay right about now), we can look forward to a respite from "blocked" and "unknown" numbers coming in to our landlines and cell phones. Some of those calls may have been from campaign volunteers wanting you to get out the vote, a robo-caller listing off negative points about a certain candidate, or it could have been a pollster asking you who you were likely to vote for.
Previously, likely voter polls were taken mostly from land lines, but in this election, the accuracy of these polls has been argued since a vast number of Americans (myself included) use a cellular as their primary phone.
Gap Debuts "Vote For" Buttons For Facebook Profiles
Well Election Day is finally here, and to commemorate this special occasion, you can pick up some yummy voting treats and pimp your Facebook profile page with Gap's influential and colorful "Vote For" buttons.
To add some to your page, just visit The Gap's Vote For Website, click on the buttons page, then see which ones stand out to you the most. Once you find one that you like, just move your cursor over the button and you should see an option to "Add to Facebook."
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